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Rex Orange County - A Song About Being Sad Chords

Chord reference F, A#m, Bb, C, Db, Dm, Dbm, Cm, C, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A#m] [F] [A#m] [F] [A#m] Always [F]felt like I needed to [F]please her, or impress her [Bb]Though only in the hope that one day I would [A#m]undress her [F]Don’t be offended, you [F]think I’m ’bout to tell you that “I [Bb]love you” But I really really really fucking [A#m]don’t [F]see the months of obsession And [C]crying for [Db]hours I [Dm]even started [Dbm]sitting [Cm]down In the [F]shower, [Bb]girl, I’ll take my time on [C]my own And I’ll be [C]fine now I’m alone [F] [A#m] [F]

[A#m]Constantly [F]told stories with a [F]stretch of the truth Trying [Bb]hard [A]to make [Bb]memories [A]to [Bb]remember from [A#m]youth [F]Desperately wanting you to be [F]interested too It’s not [Bb]clear what I need yet, but it’s clear it’s [A#m]not you Here’s what I’d s[F]ay to any young man that’s [C]st ill interested [Db]in you

[Dm]Do you prioritize the things in your life [Dbm]the [Cm]things that you hope [F]to do[Bb] Cause if not then, mate you’d better trust me when I tell you [C]that It’s not worth forgetting about [C]yourself, because of one fucking girl [F]She may seem perfect, and [C]gorgeous, and [Db]lovely [Dm]You’ll think she likes you, [Dbm]I mean I [Cm]thought she [F]loved me, no But [Bb]no, neither of us will get down from the [C]shelf The only one she loves is [C]herself

Artist Rex Orange County
Album Bcos U Will Never B Free
Genres Pop
Year 2015
Key A#m

How to Play A Song About Being Sad on Guitar?

Rex Orange County - A Song About Being Sad can be played in the key of A#m using the F, A#m, Bb, C, Db, Dm, Dbm, Cm, A chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For A#m, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Db, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Dbm, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play A Song About Being Sad with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.